Re: Hypothetical Management Decision re: non-tipping patron of restaur
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You guys are all nuts. There is no way that waiting tables should be worth $20/hour.
Turning down customers for not tipping?
"Only" tipping 15% on a $500 bill is scum?
listen to yourselves, you sound ridiculous.
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Well fortunatly we live in a capitalist society, so the market gets to decide how much something is "worth," not an arbitrary decision.
I certainly don't suscribe to the the theory that the 15% situation makes them a scumbag. But I've been fortunate enough to work in places where this is a below average tip.
I made solid money, and this kept me in the business through in to graduate school. If it didn't pay as well as it did, I would have left sooner. Now you may say that there would be no difference having me wait your table vs. some 18 year old with little experience with or knowledge about your dining experience; after all their just taking an order and bringing you drinks. But evidence suggest that, ceterus paribus, consumers will choose the more polished staff.
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